megan carpentier

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! As this will be your last dose of morning news goodness, rather than talking the minutiae of the daily grind, I'll give you a couple of headlines and then leave you guys with 4 issues that I'm keeping my eye on—and that I think you should, too! read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! It seems that, like Barack Obama himself, the media (and I, as a member of it) has stopped working itself into a lather over 2012 and started focusing on what is still going on in 2008, at least for today. After the jump: information on the transitional goodness that will be all we're going to get out of the Obama Administration until they're actually The Administration. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! This morning, Barack Obama is hunkered down in Chicago while a diverse group of people are meeting in D.C. bemoaning his absence. That, plus a few Republicans deconstruct the McCain-Palin loss, and the smartest among them is Sarah Palin. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! What do you do when you're the most unpopular outgoing President in modern history? Arrange a photo op! And maybe you talk to your replacement a little. That plus we are asked to think about the future with Sarah Palin, after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Apparently, the Obama campaign still has a few secrets up its sleeve! Cabinet speculation, more revelations about Sarah Palin and John McCain pokes his head out, after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Barack Obama is hard at work staffing his government, while the Republican National Committee is still talking about Sarah Palin's wardrobe! That, plus who might be singing at the inauguration, is all after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Within 24 hours of his win, president-elect Barack Obama is already buckled down and started planning for his new Administration. From his first appointments to his new rules, it's almost time to forget about his opponents... except that there's such juicy gossip coming out of the McCain camp, it's just too good to ignore! read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Last night, America elected its 44th President, and that man is Barack Obama. But, there is plenty of other news besides who won! And from the Senate races to same sex marriage, it's all after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! It's Election Day, and there's nothing more important today than exercising your right to vote for the elected officials of your choosing. I've got some new information about Sarah Palin—and all of it's good! That, plus news about Hillary Clinton and one final poll to send you off to the polls. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! In the latest Wag the Dog moment of this totally surreal campaign, a tweedy British academic had the opportunity to change this election around—and declined. The details after the jump, along with more smears, McCain on SNL and Joe the Plumber, who, apparently, will never go away from the television cameras and back to actual plumbing, no matter how much America would like him to. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! After the jump, I've got the aftermath of the Obamamercial, Ashley Todd's incarceration, and a possible appearance from both McCain and Obama on SNL this weekend. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Last night's 30-minute Obamamercial might have cost the campaign as much as $5 million to place, but the earned media it will get is priceless. That, plus Obama tangos with Bill Clinton, and Sarah Palin gets even less popular, after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! With Wardrobe-gate still dominating days of McCain coverage as he falls further behind in the polls, it's time for finger-pointing! It's also time for Democrats to show that Republicans aren't alone in their use of violent imagery, for Obama to get his ad on, and for College Republicans to despair. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! If you're still one of those mythical undecided voters, today's news about neo-Nazi assassination plots, Wardrobe-gate Part 35,634,785,629,563, Republican excommunications and Michelle Obama's shopping habits is sure to make up your mind. Or, actually, not. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! The penultimate weekend before the election might have put an end to Wardrobe-gate, if Sarah Palin hadn't decided to keep it alive for at least another news cycle in order to defend herself. Do you think she wonders why aides are starting to call her a diva? That, plus Obama's tax plans, Lieberman changing his mind again and more reports of voter purging, is all after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Having made some poor sartorial decisions myself, I understand post-purchase remorse but Sarah Palin seems to be facing her backlash because of the amount she spent and not what she spent it on. The fallout, plus her medical records (or lack thereof) and the polls, all after the jump. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! Today, we have a look at what it costs to look as good as Sarah Palin and John McCain do, and take a look at some former Clintonistas out stumping for the GOP. Yes, you read that right. read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY Good morning! It was a weekend for raised voices (and raised money), from Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live” to Barack Obama at a barbecue place in North Carolina. Those stories, plus a very special endorsement, are after the jump. read more